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American Revolution
Social studies 5th grade 2022
Term | Definition |
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Grievance | A complaint about something believed to be wrong or unfair |
Revolutionary ( noun) | A person who helps bring about change |
Personal autonomy | Involving or causing a complete or dramatic change |
Enslaved person | A person who is the legal property of another and is forced to obey them |
Benefit | An advantage or positive effect gained from something |
Compromise | An agreement in which each side gives up something to meet in the middle |
Bayonet | A knife or sword that fits on the end of a musket or rifle, used as a weapon in the Revolutionary War |
Treason | A crime against one’s country |
Colonization | The action of settling among and establishing control over the indigenous people of an area |
Risk | A situation involving exposure to danger |
American Revolution | A colonial revolt in which the American Patriots in the 13 colonies defeated the British in the American Revolution War, winning independence from Great Britain and establishing the United States of America |
Patriotism | A show of loyalty or love for one’s country |
Factor | A part or piece that contributes to the outcome |
Revolution | A dramatic change in society, government, or way of life |
Advantage | Factors or circumstances that lead to success |
Loyalist | A colonist who stayed loyal to Great Britain during the American Revolution |
Founding Fathers | A term used to refer to a group of American leaders who united the 13 colonies, led the war for independence from Great Britain, and built a frame of government for the new United States of America |
Hessians | German solders hired by the Britain to fight alongside them in Revolutionary war |
Patriot | A colonist who supported independence from Great Britain |